If music be the food of love...
I think I overpractised last night. I don't know why but recently I really got into the mood of playing my violin and I just kept playing it. And I finally stopped after my arms started screaming "Yo! We're aching down here!" and my neck started to feel like it was going into rigor mortis.
Yeah, I think I kinda overpractised cos something rather alarming yet hilarious happened during this morning's violin lesson. I was playing an etude from Mazas, doing an upbow staccato. All was fine and well initially. Until the 4th line. I suddenly got stuck. Like my bow wouldn't move. I tried to do the upbow slurred staccato and my bow creaked along the E-string for a bit and then, yeah. Stuck. I got stuck. I looked at my teacher and went "I think I'm stuck" and he was like "Try the open string" So I released my fingers from the string and tried. It was SLIGHTLY better. Then I placed my fingers back onto the strings and it kinda got stuck again. And he was like "Yeah, I think you are stuck." Then we just LAUGHED -.- But yeah, after awhile it returned to normal. Nearly. Haha.
Yep, I'm blogging I'm blogging. Haha. All the incessant buggings... =X haha. So here's a long post for you guys! (:
So, life's been all right. I'm classified as what you would call a 'slacker' since I am currently as of 12 Jan 2008, 0041 hours, a jobless girl. But then again, my schedule's pretty packed as well. Tomorrow, I'm gonna take my first driving practical lesson, wish me luck and pray that I don't run anything down.
Alumni CO's gonna start next Sat! Frankly, I'm pretty looking forward to playing all those old songs again. Of course I think there're gonna be some new pieces, but geez, apprehension. I haven't touched my gaohu in like eons. And the concert is in March... That's not really much time to practice, but oh well.
My violin teacher asked if I wanted to perform in his church next Sunday. My heart soared. I miss performing. I miss walking onto stage with my instrument and making music. Yep, my heart soared. Until he said "but you gotta sight-read". Then it deflated. I cannot sight-read to save my life -.-
So I shall just try out the rehearsal. I doubt I'd be performing, I really can't sight-read.
Well, that's about it for now. I'll save my ranting about Itzhak Perlman, John Williams and Leonard Bernstein for next time! Till then, cya! (:
I think I overpractised last night. I don't know why but recently I really got into the mood of playing my violin and I just kept playing it. And I finally stopped after my arms started screaming "Yo! We're aching down here!" and my neck started to feel like it was going into rigor mortis.
Yeah, I think I kinda overpractised cos something rather alarming yet hilarious happened during this morning's violin lesson. I was playing an etude from Mazas, doing an upbow staccato. All was fine and well initially. Until the 4th line. I suddenly got stuck. Like my bow wouldn't move. I tried to do the upbow slurred staccato and my bow creaked along the E-string for a bit and then, yeah. Stuck. I got stuck. I looked at my teacher and went "I think I'm stuck" and he was like "Try the open string" So I released my fingers from the string and tried. It was SLIGHTLY better. Then I placed my fingers back onto the strings and it kinda got stuck again. And he was like "Yeah, I think you are stuck." Then we just LAUGHED -.- But yeah, after awhile it returned to normal. Nearly. Haha.
Yep, I'm blogging I'm blogging. Haha. All the incessant buggings... =X haha. So here's a long post for you guys! (:
So, life's been all right. I'm classified as what you would call a 'slacker' since I am currently as of 12 Jan 2008, 0041 hours, a jobless girl. But then again, my schedule's pretty packed as well. Tomorrow, I'm gonna take my first driving practical lesson, wish me luck and pray that I don't run anything down.
Alumni CO's gonna start next Sat! Frankly, I'm pretty looking forward to playing all those old songs again. Of course I think there're gonna be some new pieces, but geez, apprehension. I haven't touched my gaohu in like eons. And the concert is in March... That's not really much time to practice, but oh well.
My violin teacher asked if I wanted to perform in his church next Sunday. My heart soared. I miss performing. I miss walking onto stage with my instrument and making music. Yep, my heart soared. Until he said "but you gotta sight-read". Then it deflated. I cannot sight-read to save my life -.-
So I shall just try out the rehearsal. I doubt I'd be performing, I really can't sight-read.
Well, that's about it for now. I'll save my ranting about Itzhak Perlman, John Williams and Leonard Bernstein for next time! Till then, cya! (:
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